Good Doctors

I have been so blessed to have good doctors. I loved my family doctor in N. Van and found a great one here too. I was on a search for a good prenatal doctor and found one and I really like her. Today I had an appointment and it confirmed my choice in her. She seems like a great doctor and a great person. I am glad I picked her.
Today D and I are going on a date. It's been a long time and so we are looking forward to it. We're going to see the new Bourne movie, which I hear is really good. The kids are also staying at my parents for night. Hopefully everything goes good. I'm just looking forward to not being woken up in the morning, but I'll probably end up waking up at the same time anyway.
This morning was nice. I hung out with my mom and the kids at this cool coffee shop that is for kids. It's great. We had a nice time just hanging out and the kids had lots of fun playing. It's one of my favourite places to go. I just wish it didn't cost so much money because I would go more often.

Hard to Handle

This past week has been difficult. Something happened that has made me sad and uncertain of what will happen. It has been difficult to turn to God and completely trust him with what is ahead, but I know I need to. I need to believe that whatever happens He will walk through it with us. I'm not going to say much more. Yesterday was a very bad day and I could hardly handle it. I ended up going to bed at 9pm and it was really nice to get that extra sleep. Yesterday I also phoned a friend and had a great talk with her. It was just nice to share with somebody and know that she understood. She helped a lot and was as encouraging as she could be. Please pray for me, even though you have no clue what I'm talking about.
On top of this, Little M has not been having very good naps. We have switched her to a big bed and the first few days she did great and now every time we put her to bed she makes a big fuss and often for naps won't go to sleep for over an hour and then finally crashes. Yesterday I'm sure she ended up falling asleep on the floor because it looked like she had rug imprints on her skin from laying on the carpet. I look forward to the day when she is settled in her new bed and sleeps easily again. Hopefully that comes soon.
Today was a pretty good morning. The kids and I went grocery shopping and then we played outside for an hour. I love the fall weather. It's so refreshing. The kids had lots of fun playing out there as usual.
Tonight is the first night for our home group. I am looking forward to starting that up again and having a weekly time together with people.

Long days, short breaks

Some days the kids can be so frustrating that the day seems to drag on forever and other days you have such a good time that you wonder where the day went. Today is one of those long days. It started out with a really long ultrasound appointment. Big M did great in there, little miss did not enjoy it at all even though daddy was there for 1/2 of it. Then big M was continually bugging her later and making things worse for everybody. Ugh...I look forward to the days when he listens better, but I know I'll miss the cute little moments that come with them being so young. Anyways, both of them were not acting that well so I am quite happy that bedtime is here and hopefully for awhile I can have some down time and drink my mocha. Some days I just feel like I need a long break, but I guess that is the sacrifice I make as being a mom, that those long breaks never really come. I guess I'll enjoy my short break as long as it lasts and be thankful that at least I have that.

another visit

This summer we've been able to visit with so many friends from different parts of Canada. This weekend we went up to Edmonton to meet up with our friends J & N. It was really nice to see them again and to see how much their kids have grown and just to catch up with them. It was also just nice to sit and chat with friends without the awkwardness that often comes with making new friends. It was a quick trip, but well worth it. We got to see another friend as well as my grandparents. It's always nice to see my grandparents. It doesn't happen very often, but I always enjoy it. As a bonus we got to stay in a hotel, which the kids loved and especially loved the swimming pool. The pool was so nice and warm, it was awesome.
I think that is it for trips for us for awhile. It's always nice to get away and hopefully before the baby comes, D and I can get away by ourselves. That would be such a nice break.
By the way, for those who are interested. I finally decided on a prenatal doctor. She is young and laid back. I think she will be a good doctor, but I guess time will tell. I ended up meeting with about 5 doctors and basically interviewed them to try and get the best fit.

Out of place

A friend of ours has been saying how out of place she feels in this world and I would have to say the same thing. Although our circumstances are different, this is something that we have struggled with for so long. Why is that? I know so many people who struggle with this. From young to old and it makes me so sad. Today I felt out of place in a place where you'd think by now I would feel connected. I know we struggled with this in North Van as well. And finally at the end it really seemed like we had connected with quite a few people. So, maybe I'm expecting it to happen sooner that it should, but I long so much for good Christian community, and not only that just good solid friends. So, why does it have to take so long? Our visit with friends in TBay was so refreshing. I especially enjoyed our times with B & M and their family. So, thank-you for making us feel so welcome.